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Skin Laser · Seomyeon, Busan
Scorpio in Busan Seomyeon
The deep scar session at ₩440,000, VAT included: energy delivered below the surface in a dense pattern to remodel the base of pitted and rolling acne scars, for the scars that lighter devices have smoothed around but not lifted. By the doctor at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic one minute from Seomyeon Station.
2–3 daysRedness, swelling and pinpoint marks for two to three days
Course of 3–5Three to five sessions six weeks apart; scars lift over months
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Start here — direct answer
What is Scorpio, and what does it do?
Scorpio
is the deep remodelling device at Boom Dermatology for acne scars: energy placed below the skin surface in a dense pattern of points, at the depth where the fibrous base of a pitted or rolling scar tethers the skin down, so the tether is broken and new collagen fills the floor of the scar from beneath over the following months. It is paired with Potenza
as the two deep options on the acne scar plan, with Scorpio taking the deeper, more tethered scars and Potenza the broader texture and pores.
In Seomyeon the doctor assigns Scorpio after reading the scar type: ice-pick and deep boxcar scars, rolling scars that move when the skin is stretched, and scar fields on the cheeks and temples that FloraCell or Kaiser 300 have not lifted. For shallow scars and pores the lighter devices are the right spend; for a single deep scar, subcision or excision may be added. Scars are the slowest result on the laser menu, and the plan is written with that honesty.
What Busan patients ask before Scorpio
Why have my scars not improved after a course of lighter sessions?
Scorpio or Potenza: both ₩440,000. Which is mine?
How much downtime, and will my face be swollen?
How long before scars actually look shallower?
Can deep scars ever be fully removed?
All of these come up most weeks at our Seomyeon skin clinic. The page answers them in order.
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Who it suits
Who is Scorpio for?
Good candidates
Pitted ice-pick and deep boxcar acne scars
Rolling scars that pull when the skin is stretched
Scar fields on cheeks and temples that lighter sessions have not lifted
Patients who have finished the acne programme and want the scars treated
Keloid tendency; isotretinoin in the last six months
Tanned skin; pregnancy
An event inside a week
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The visit
What happens at a Scorpio session in Seomyeon?
This is how a Scorpio visit runs at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic in Seomyeon, Busan, from the first message to the review.
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Message first
A daylight photo without make-up and what bothers you. The doctor replies with the device, the likely session count and the VAT-included price.
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Consultation
Pigment is separated from redness, melasma is screened for, previous lasers and sun exposure are asked. Device and settings go on your record.
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Cleanse and cool
Make-up off, eye shields on; cooling gel or numbing cream depending on the device.
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Test pulses, then the pass
A few test pulses on the jawline to read the response, then the full pass by the doctor.
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Out the door
Sunscreen before you leave; make-up from the same evening for toning, the next day for vascular work.
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Review and rhythm
A photo at two to four weeks sets the interval; a review at the fifth session decides continue, stop or switch.
How does Boom Dermatology dose Scorpio?
Scorpio is dosed by depth, density and energy per scar field; the doctor maps the scar types first and writes the settings on your record.
Below the surface
Energy at the depth of the scar base, so the tether breaks and collagen fills from beneath.
Density to the field
Dense over pitted fields, lighter over rolling scars, none over healthy skin.
Six weeks apart
Three to five sessions; scars lift over the months after each, not the days.
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Prices — VAT included
How much does Scorpio cost in Busan?
Scorpio at Boom Dermatology costs ₩440,000 per session, VAT included with numbing and the doctor's time, the same for every patient. A course is three to five sessions.
ScorpioFull face, 1 session₩440,000VAT included
What we treat with Scorpio, and the usual dose
Starting points the doctor maps in person; areas can be combined in one session.
Every option in the table is available at Boom Dermatology in Busan Seomyeon, performed by the doctor, with the VAT-included price shown.
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Downtime
Downtime after Scorpio, and flying home
Honestly stated: swelling and redness for two to three days, pinpoint marks for up to a week under make-up. Fly after 48 hours. Scars begin to lift at six weeks and keep improving for months.
Swelling · redness
Fly home
Scars lifting
Six-week review
Next session
Day 0Day 3Week 2Month 1Month 3–6
treatment / peak result
tenderness or redness
milestone
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Questions, answered properly
Why have my scars not improved after lighter sessions?
Because the lighter sessions worked at the surface and the scar is anchored below it. A pitted or tethered scar has a fibrous base that pulls the skin down; smoothing the skin around it changes the texture but not the pit. Scorpio works at the base. The doctor at Boom Dermatology reads which scars are tethered by stretching the skin at the consultation, and that reading decides the device.
Scorpio or Potenza?
Same price, different job. Potenza is RF microneedling that remodels broad fields of texture and pores at adjustable depth; Scorpio concentrates on the deep, tethered scars. A face with both, which is most scar faces, alternates them: Scorpio for the pits one visit, Potenza for the field the next, six weeks apart. The doctor at our Seomyeon skin clinic writes the sequence before the first session.
How much downtime, and will my face be swollen?
Yes, for two to three days: swelling on day one, redness and pinpoint marks after, make-up from day three, a flight after 48 hours. Scar treatment is the one laser plan we tell visitors to put at the start of a trip, not the end.
How long before scars look shallower?
Six weeks for the first lift, three months for the clear change after each session, and the collagen keeps filling for six months after the last one. Photos in the same light at each visit are the measure; scars are the slowest result on the list and we say so.
Can deep scars ever be fully removed?
Deep ice-pick scars are improved, not erased; rolling and boxcar scars can come close to flat over a course. Anyone promising complete removal is selling. At Boom Dermatology in Busan the realistic endpoint is shown on your own photo before you pay, and a single stubborn scar may get subcision or excision added.
Good to know
Scorpio questions patients ask our Busan skin clinic first
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How much does Scorpio cost in Busan?
₩440,000 per session at Boom Dermatology in Seomyeon, VAT included.
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What does it treat?
Deep pitted, boxcar and tethered rolling acne scars.
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How many sessions?
Three to five, six weeks apart.
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What is the downtime?
Swelling and redness for two to three days.
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Scorpio or Potenza?
Scorpio for deep tethered scars; Potenza for broad texture and pores; most plans alternate them.
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Who operates the laser at Boom Dermatology?
The doctor, with wavelength, energy and passes written on your record in English.
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Do foreign patients pay more?
No. One price for everyone, VAT included, no consultation fee if you proceed.
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Is it safe on Asian skin?
Yes with test pulses and conservative settings; 1064 nm is the default on Korean and other East Asian skin, and every setting is designed to avoid post-inflammatory darkening.
The doctor checks whether Scorpio is the right device for your skin, names the shot count, and you get the exact VAT-included price before you book a flight to Busan.
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